Pediatric Yoga: Benefits for the Mind Body, and Soul. Includes FREE printable Pediatric Yoga Pose and Instructions!
Our Seven Continents & Oceans Worksheets are a passport to fun and learning for your student's growing minds, helping them learn the seven continents & 5 oceans that make up this beautiful planet.
Cabbage can be grown almost anywhere and is valued for its storage life and hardiness. Learn how to grow cabbage with these 10 tips.
I received a very nice email from a talented reader in Australia, named Lavinia. She told me that she really liked my book Special Me, but she asked if I minded if she redid it with updated text a…
Our Seven Continents & Oceans Worksheets are a passport to fun and learning for your student's growing minds, helping them learn the seven continents & 5 oceans that make up this beautiful planet.
Praxis and Motor Planning: Resources for Pediatric Therapists to address Imitation of Postures, Postural Praxis, Body Scheme Awareness, and Spatial Awareness.
So how do you avoid growing bitter tasting lettuce in your garden? Keep your lettuce in a cool place, out of the hot sun to prevent it from bolting quickly and becoming bitter.
Work with what you've got
Learn how to grow peppers with these 7 tips for growing peppers and plant a few varieties of peppers to spice up your garden.
Our Seven Continents & Oceans Worksheets are a passport to fun and learning for your student's growing minds, helping them learn the seven continents & 5 oceans that make up this beautiful planet.
We started teaching the 4 year old class at our church this past week. They are sweetest and silliest group of kiddos. I love this age group. We hear all sorts of stories (good ones...it's church!). My favorite part is when they tell me all they know about our topic each week. They always surprise
To make sure that you get the freshest, juiciest, and biggest ones, here are 7 tips to keep in your mind when growing tomatoes.
In recent months, I have run across several people in dysfunctional churches and unhealthy organizations. The issue continues to grow and, although such organizations can actually do good, the harm they cause to many others is immeasurable.
FREE Call Backs and attention getters for the kindergarten classroom! Great classroom management tool!
If you’re into yoga and podcasts, you’ve got to check out this fabulous list of yoga podcasts for yoga teachers. Oh, and if you’re not a yoga teacher or instructor yet, no worries. You’re sure to find something to love in this list. If anything, these podcasts will probably convince you to take a yoga … 10 Yoga Podcasts for Yoga Teachers Read More »
Today I bring together my posts and other people’s ideas about how to teach perseverance to kids. These are activities and lessons available in my character building series. I am sure all of us recognize that character is something we want to work to develop in our kids. However, we have to ask ourselves, “How...Read More
Narcissistic mothers actually damage her children’s healthy psychological development. Here're some consequences of being the daughters of narcissistic mothers.
Goal setting is helpful for students to reflect on their learning. Students can set goals at any point in the year. Setting language goals for ELLs is particularly beneficial at the beginning of the school year, at the beginning of the calendar year, and before beginning WIDA or other language testing. For English Language Learners,
When I observe teachers, I see this problem more than anything else. If they fixed it, they would notice an instant difference in how well their classes go.
By Barbara Gruener Okay, I’ll admit it: When I was growing up, I had no idea how to deal with my anger well. Not one little bit. During my formative years, I was sent to my room to get over my bad …
Being a playful mom means taking the time to be silly with them. I get on their level and have fun. Because before I know it, my kids will be grown.
If we want to raise gentlemen, we have to start instilling values in our sons at young ages. These are the 7 ways I am doing that.
Codependent behavior can prevent you from enjoying your life to the fullest and keep those you love from growing and maturing.
Looking for some Pippi Longstocking activities to go along with your favorite book? We've gathered 10 MUST-TRY activities to take you on your own adventure!
Learn what is concealed depression, habits of people with concealed depression and how to deal with hidden or masked depression.
10 inexpensive rewards to use in your middle school class.
It's finally time for my classroom reveal! I can't wait to show you guys what a great deal of work I put in to making my classroom look calming and run smoothly! Below is my teacher desk AND my small group table! Although I try not to be sitting here unless I'm teaching in small group, I wanted everything to be all in one place! Last year I had my desk on one wall and the table on the other and it was just a hot mess. So over the summer I politely emailed the maintenance men to see if they coul
{Affiliate links used.} I am closing out the school year with my Spanish lessons and wanted a way to review the vocabulary we have been working on. I came across on Pinterest a post about Kaboom! It was created for elementary classrooms, but I thought it would be perfect for language learners also! So here is how you go about it: First of all you will need... Jumbo Craft Sticks Sharpie Markers Cups (Not see through) Since I work with a lot of different levels of students I had several categories of vocabulary I wanted to use like house items, the alphabet, clothes, opposites, etc. I decided to color-code the sticks on one end. This helps with two things. Kids will know how to put them in the cup with the colored part sticking out. This allows me to select which sets of vocabulary to use with certain sets of students. For example, I know that the orange sticks are emotions and the pink sticks are foods. {See the final set of pictures for the list I made for myself.} After you color the tips, you write one word towards the other end of the stick. I tend to use about 15 sticks for a vocabulary-themed set. Three of those sticks will have the word "Caramba" written on them. The rest will have vocabulary words you want kids to review. To play the game you put one set (or maybe two or three if you have more advanced students) in a cup with the colored tips up. Students take turns pulling a stick out of the cup and giving the translation of the word. They keep the stick if they can say what it means in English. Otherwise, they put it back in the cup if they don't know. If they pull a "Caramba" stick they have to put back ALL their sticks! I time the game for about three minutes. The student with the most sticks at the end wins! This is a fun way to review vocabulary which at times can be tedious!
See how to rejuvenate and recharge your raised bed soil this fall and bring it back to life to grow better than ever next year!
Mindset shifts required to step outside your comfort zone into a growth zone.
Communicating assertively is an essential skill for maintaining healthy self-esteem. This information handout describes the key properties and advantages of Assertive Communication.
Struggling to get your boy to read? I've got a huge list of books that both of my boys(now 12 and 14) absolutely loved - and still read! These books engage the reader and help get them to love books!
Feeling like you’ve lost yourself in homemaking and motherhood? Try these hobbies for homemakers and start feeling like yourself again while still caring for your family.
Salvia is a fantastic garden plant for its appearance and value in the garden. Here's how I like to propagate salvia from cuttings.
15 clubs for school counselors to lead: get your students engaged, involved, and growing with these fun, meaningful activities!
A Charlotte's Web unit study perfect for homeschool, classroom, or thematic novel study. The book study resources listed in this post are all FREE!
